WALKER-WINSTON

Excerpts from obituary published in San Diego Union-Tribune on 9/29/2019:

Winston Glenn Walker of Solana Beach, California, and Littleton, Colorado, passed away on August 31, 2019.  He was born in Los Angeles and the family moved to Solana Beach when he was five years old.  Following his graduation from high school he enlisted in the Navy immediately after the Pearl Harbor attack in 1941.  He served in San Diego; Norfolk, Virginia; and aboard the cruiser USS Boise where he rose to the rank of Chief Fire Controlman.  After the war, Winston attended the University of Washington and received a degree in Physics in 1953.  For most of his long career he worked as a technical consultant designing successful products for many companies. He continued this work until he passed away.  Winston is survived by his wife, three sons, five grandchildren, and ten great-grandchildren.  He has been interred at the Fort Logan National Cemetery in Denver, Colorado, where his memorial marker carries the inscription:  CFCO  -  US NAVY  -  WORLD WAR II.

Submitted by CDR Roy A. Mosteller, USNR (Ret)